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Tempe has 55 mapped plate readers. 49 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Apr 5, 2025 and Oct 26, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
The top tagged operator is ASU Police (9).
Flock cameras in Tempe: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 85281 has the most (20), then 85282 (16) and 85283 (9). Mounted on, where known: 18 on poles, 1 on a building and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85281 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: ASU Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85282 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85283 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 85284 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85284 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85284 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 85284 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2025 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Tempe
Most don't say who runs them.
- ASU Police 9
- Private operators, not named 2
What the Flock cameras in Tempe keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include ASU Police (9) and private operators (2).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Tempe
The Tempe Police Department’s portal lists no agency that can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Tempe Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 0
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 0
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 13
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Tempe
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Tempe were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from April 5, 2025 to October 26, 2026. 35 of the 49 were first mapped in 2025, with 17 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Tempe, AZ: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Tempe?
49 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Tempe, AZ, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Tempe?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 85281 has the most (20).
Who runs the plate readers in Tempe?
Most don't say who runs them, and ASU Police is tagged on 9. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Arizona law.
Which way does each camera face?
All 49 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Tempe change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Tempe, AZ, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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